Tekel Towers » Tek Towers 'Ultimate 80's Movie'

Sieb22 · 11/6/2015 8:48 am

Here is the lowdown/disclaimer for the very first Tek Towers Ultimate 80’s movie.

I had a shortlist of 100 movies and eventually ground it down to 60 to keep this competition relatively short. In case I have made any glaring errors by not putting your favourites in you can always send them to me and I could do another sometime further down the line, the films might not be every persons cup of tea but its based on the films legacy, critical acclaim, ‘cult’ factor and box office. The list itself is not based on my personal favourites, there are a few that I down right loathe but are celebrated as ‘classics’.

I kept to the overall majority demographic of the posters so no Dirty Dancing or An Officer and a Gentleman I am afraid. Also in the case of sequels or trilogy’s only one film will be put on this list, so that means unfortunately no Return of the Jedi (my favourite!), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Back to the Future II.

Sadly Weekend at Bernie’s, Police Academy 4 Citizens On Patrol(the best one IMO!!) and Breakdance 2:Electric Boogaloo didn't make the cut.

There will be 4 stages, 1st stage will have 15 rounds with 4 movies each in them, top two goes through. The next stage will be 10 rounds of 3 movies and the Semi finals will have 3 rounds, 2 rounds will have 3 movies and last round will have 4. Then the final round will have a straight shoot off between the final 3. Any tie breakers will go to sudden death, if no sudden death vote occurs then it goes to most previous votes.

So lets celebrate and reminisce together as we choose our ultimate movie from arguably one of the most productive decades of film thanks to the advent of VHS/Betamax and video stores where we would spend hours of our time staring at hundreds of film covers before renting out Transformers the Movie and Footloose again for the umpteenth time.

Can I have four numbers please from 1-60.

Tek · 11/6/2015 9:19 am

Well this is different for me lol.

6,12,23 and 41 please Siebby.

PatReilly · 11/6/2015 9:28 am

Sieb22 wrote:
So lets celebrate and reminisce together as we choose our ultimate movie from arguably one of the most productive decades of film thanks to the advent of VHS/Betamax and video stores where we would spend hours of our time staring at hundreds of film covers before renting out Transformers the Movie and Footloose again for the umpteenth time.

I remember these video store days, endlessly reflecting over such titles as Cafe Flesh, Wanda Whips Wall Street, Kneel Before Me, New Wave Hookers and Great Sexpectations.

Of course, it’s likely that some if not all of these movies will be part of this prospectively fine looking competition.

Foo Kin Twat · 11/6/2015 9:36 am

LOL Pat. I eagerly await to see if "Debbie Does Dallas" or "Flesh Gordon" make the list!!

St Obswell · 11/6/2015 10:37 am

Looking forward to this, here's my top 25

American Cream Pie
The Da Vinci Load
Raiders Of The Lost Arse
Edward Penis Hands
Analyze These
Lord of the Cock Rings
Cumming to America
White Men Cant Hump
Saturday Night Beaver
A Few Hard Men
The Sperminator
King Dong
Bi Tanic
Forrest Hump
Honey I Blew Everyone
Womb Raider
Missionary Position Impossible
Pumping Irene
Shaving Private Ryan
Good Will Humping
Night Of The Giving Head
Pulp Friction
The Load Warrior
Parapoopers
The Yeastmaster
Jade Fire Is Squirtwoman

And Schindlers Fist (how the fuck did i nearly forget that)!!!!

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Sieb22 · 11/6/2015 10:57 am

St Obswell wrote:
Looking forward to this, here's my top 25

American Cream Pie
The Da Vinci Load
Raiders Of The Lost Arse
Edward Penis Hands
Analyze These
Lord of the Cock Rings
Cumming to America
White Men Cant Hump
Saturday Night Beaver
A Few Hard Men
The Sperminator
King Dong
Bi Tanic
Forrest Hump
Honey I Blew Everyone
Womb Raider
Missionary Position Impossible
Pumping Irene
Shaving Private Ryan
Good Will Humping
Night Of The Giving Head
Pulp Friction
The Load Warrior
Parapoopers
The Yeastmaster
Jade Fire Is Squirtwoman

And Schindlers Fist (how the fuck did i nearly forget that)!!!!

I have actually seen Edward Penis Hands. In one scene he introduces himself and shakes a girls hand but his penis hands prematurely ejactulate. John Waters would be proud to make a film like that!

Sieb22 · 11/6/2015 10:59 am

Foo Kin Twat wrote:
LOL Pat. I eagerly await to see if "Debbie Does Dallas" or "Flesh Gordon" make the list!!

That could be an idea for another competition Fooky

Sieb22 · 11/6/2015 11:03 am

Tek wrote:
Well this is different for me lol.

6,12,23 and 41 please Siebby.

Same here! You deserve a break mate

Sieb22 · 11/6/2015 11:31 am

Many thanks Tek, it's only fitting that you should be the first to choose the first movies in the first game.

Round 1/Game 1 -

Johnny 5 is alive!

Released: 1986
Director: John Badham
Domestic Box Office: $40'697'761
Trivia: John Badham also directed Saturday Night Fever.

Get to the CHOPPA!!!

Released: 1987
Director: John McTeirnan
Domestic Box Office: $59'735'548
Trivia: Jean Claude Van Damme was the original 'man in suit' Predator before he got fired and replaced with Kevin Peter Hall and a new better costume.

Welcome to the party, pal!

Released: 1988
Director: John McTeirnan
Doemstic Box Office: $83'008'852
Trivia: Director of Photography Jan DeBont went on to direct the 90's films Speed and Twister.

ALARM!!

Released: 1981
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Domestic Box Office: $11'487'676
Trivia: The U-boat was kept and used again for Raiders of the Lost Ark.

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Friday 12th June) AT 9PM

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Hamiltonarab · 11/6/2015 12:04 pm

Das Boot!!!!

Bit of a tough starter round there.

Sieb22 · 11/6/2015 12:17 pm

I have a soft spot for Steve (the 80's go to guy) Guttenberg and Short Circuit was good for its time.

Die Hard is good as well, but I dont share the view of it having iconic status as a lot of other people do (Die Hard with a vengance is the best one IMO).

Predator is awesome, great casting, great musical score and very atmospheric as well as having an alien with a mouth like a vagina.

Das Boot is just incredible, a real tour de force. It's up there amongst my favourite movies of all time.

My vote goes to Das Boot!!

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Tek · 11/6/2015 4:02 pm

I'll need to discount both 'Das Boot' and 'Die Hard' immediately as i've seen neither.

'Predator' is still watchable but it scared me a bit as a kid,whereas 'Short Circuit' i watched time and time again...so wee Johnny 5 get's my vote.Cracking wee cunt.

european_bob · 11/6/2015 4:07 pm

Das Boot

Would have been Short Circuit but Das Boot has the edge.

huntedbyafreak · 11/6/2015 4:20 pm

Fucking Die Hard

huntedbyafreak · 11/6/2015 4:21 pm

No weekend at Bernies though.

Disgrace

lifesanocean · 11/6/2015 5:01 pm

Die Hard. Can't believe there is even a shred of doubt that this won't get through.

Sieb22 · 11/6/2015 5:31 pm

huntedbyafreak wrote:
No weekend at Bernies though.

Disgrace

It was on my original list of 100 but I had to be ruthless. It's a guilty pleasure

PatReilly · 11/6/2015 6:33 pm

Die Hard. Couldn't understand Das Boot.

Foo Kin Twat · 11/6/2015 9:10 pm

Die Hard for moi please

David_Blunkett · 11/6/2015 10:04 pm

Tek wrote:
Iwhereas 'Short Circuit' i watched time and time again...so wee Johnny 5 get's my vote.Cracking wee cunt.

Newton Crosby Her panties are blazing for you!

Gonna vote Predator though.

doontheroadarab · 11/6/2015 10:11 pm

Die Hard fir me

St Obswell · 12/6/2015 8:56 am

Das Boot, love the World War 11 movie's so this gets my vote, actually watched the cruel sea the other week, another good ain

Sieb22 · 12/6/2015 11:26 am

Score update;

Short Circuit: 1
Die Hard: 5
Predator: 1
Das Boot: 4.

Voting closes at 9pm. Winner will be in the seeded pot for the next round, runner up will be in the unseeded side.

If I could get 4 numbers off one of you fine people from 1-56, I can get the next game set up as soon as voting has closed for this one.

Hamiltonarab · 12/6/2015 12:04 pm

8,19,31,52 please.

Hamiltonarab · 12/6/2015 12:06 pm

St Obswell wrote:
Das Boot, love the World War 11 movie's so this gets my vote, actually watched the cruel sea the other week, another good ain

Cruel Sea, Sink the Bismark and The Battle of Riverplate and I'm sorted!